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   Large Format Projectionist (benhm3@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 22:24:17 JST Large Format Projectionist

   How obvious is a televised live performance staged to allow for commercial breaks?

   Does the action just kind of peter to a stop while the performers wait for a cue to pick it back up?

   Eg: the Oscars.

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     Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 22:24:17 JST Kit Rhett Aultman

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     @Benhm3 I've been to live wrestling shows for AEW and WWE, and they typically fill the commercial breaks with video or live promos that the TV audience wouldn't miss. Sometimes they have a little extra wrestling action that doesn't change a story line. Some live sports have explicitly announced "TV timeouts" while others just quickly have the mascot shoot T-shirts at the crowd for a couple of minutes. I'd assume at the Oscars the MC just banters for a few minutes before the action resumes.